The shim should not have been reused. They were obviously too lazy to
wait for replacements. The shim may not have been damaged from incorrect
assembly. I have frequently seen these wear out on the 2.1L engines.
There are actually 2 different types of shims used here. One large OD
that is only available in one thickness. This one goes against the
thrust bearing. The other style is smaller in OD and is available in a
number of thicknesses to set the final end play.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
Of Damon Campbell
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 10:38 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: split thrust shim?

I went to a semi-local repair shop to have them set
the end-play of my crank.  The only problem is that
one of the shims was split due to a previous engine
mis-assembly of the outer thrust washer.  I just found
out that they re-used that shim.
The shim is split about 1.5" around 1/3 of the way in
from the outermost edge.  It doesn't lie flat, and
that split is bent over by a couple material
thicknesses.

Is this a part that needs to be replaced?  The shop
specializes is vw busses, and i don't, but this seems
wrong to me.

Any input would be appreciated.

Thanks,
-Damon

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'84 Westy (Sparky)
'65 Kharma Ghia (Dharma)

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